Birth certificate - translation issue

[NunoQ 0]

Hello everyone,

I don't know if this is the right session about document questions, but since me and my girlfriend will be doing a K-1 process I thought maybe this is the right place to ask. I live in Portugal and she lives in the United States and next week she will attend an official attorney for helping with the fiance visa which later on I will have my interview (in Paris, since the American Embassy at Portugal only works with non-visa processes).

She already has the listed documents needed for the process as the attorney ordered, except my birth certificate that needs a translation format. I took the case for translating myself but I'm having a sight problem on the bottom of the certificate which says "Por competência própria", basically it's the person in charge of writing the certificate. I tried searching on google and I got this result http://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese_to_english/law_general/1524376-por_compet%C3%AAncia_pr%C3%B3pria.html#3540258but my question is if it's properly correct.

I do know I own responsibility for translating the document and I'm fluent in English to translate it, but I wanted to ask if it's correctly or if it has another accurate meaning. I could have asked a translation at my Civil Registry, but I didn't want to spend a lot more money so I gave the shot to translate it. I don't want any disapproval or the whole process could be ruined.

Cheers

[Ning25 619]

Hello everyone,

I don't know if this is the right session about document questions, but since me and my girlfriend will be doing a K-1 process I thought maybe this is the right place to ask. I live in Portugal and she lives in the United States and next week she will attend an official attorney for helping with the fiance visa which later on I will have my interview (in Paris, since the American Embassy at Portugal only works with non-visa processes).

She already has the listed documents needed for the process as the attorney ordered, except my birth certificate that needs a translation format. I took the case for translating myself but I'm having a sight problem on the bottom of the certificate which says "Por competência própria", basically it's the person in charge of writing the certificate. I tried searching on google and I got this result http://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese_to_english/law_general/1524376-por_compet%C3%AAncia_pr%C3%B3pria.html#3540258but my question is if it's properly correct.

I do know I own responsibility for translating the document and I'm fluent in English to translate it, but I wanted to ask if it's correctly or if it has another accurate meaning. I could have asked a translation at my Civil Registry, but I didn't want to spend a lot more money so I gave the shot to translate it. I don't want any disapproval or the whole process could be ruined.

Cheers

If you are fluent in both languages you can do the translations by including the statement below.

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

[Ilovemyman 147]

Beneficiary birthcertificate it isnt needed on the petition k1, it is needed on the interview stage.

[NunoQ 0]

If you are fluent in both languages you can do the translations by including the statement below.

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

So using this certification with my translate document won't be a problem ?

[NunoQ 0]

Sorry for double posting, do I have to write in first or third person ?

[Ksenia1985 37]

I translated my birth certificate on my own just adding those extra lines on the bottom that Ning is offering and singing it. Everything went through well. And my birth certificate for K-1 was only needed because I had a maiden name and then the name after divorce.

[NunoQ 0]

Thank you for the information.

[Ning25 619]

So using this certification with my translate document won't be a problem ?

Correct. This has been used and accepted many times right here on V J.

[NunoQ 0]

I was translating my certificate, but I was having some difficulties on certain words to be translated so I headed to a official office and it was no hassle and they were fast. I didn't mind the fee at all

Now everything is settle, the K-1 is been processing. Let's hope this fund problem with the DHS won't cause too much trouble with visa immigrations

Thank you again for the help

[Ryan H 3,923]

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